A Missouri television station is reporting that the Pettis County Sheriff's Office and Sedalia Police arrested prison escapee Travis Lee Davis early Tuesday morning east of Sedalia, Missouri.
Davis escaped from the Pettis County Jail March 10. Pettis County Sheriff Kevin Bond thanked the public for assistance in locating Davis.
Bond said deputies were working with Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Cooper County Sheriff's Department on a manhunt related to the case in eastern Pettis and Western Cooper counties about an hour before Davis was found.
The Sedalia Police Department learned Tuesday about 4:30 a.m. that Davis was hiding in a detached garage at a residence in the 2100 block of East 7th Street. When officers arrived at the residence and checked the garage, they found Davis hiding in the attic area of the garage. Officers then directed Davis down from the attic area and he was taken into custody, a release stated.
Davis claimed a medical issue and the Bothwell Regional Health Center confirmed he was fit for confinement. He was returned to the Pettis County Jail.
Davis had escaped custody multiple times, crashed a patrol car in Oklahoma and then was seen back in Pettis County a week after his initial escape.
Since his escape, authorities have also learned Davis was able to kick out two cinder block pieces from a wall at the top of the wall and then get into the maintenance area.
Back in February Davis was arrested for threatening to kill his pregnant girlfriend and an 8-month-old baby. Davis was not cooperative that day. Officials confirmed Tuesday the girlfriend Davis threatened to kill in February is the same woman authorities in Oklahoma encountered who claimed she was kidnapped by Davis. Her whereabouts were un
Davis will face charges from Oklahoma for stealing a Heavener patrol car and escape. He also has pending charges for a burglary that occurred in Cooper County Tuesday night.
These are in addition to the original charges Davis faced.
